Finance stories from across Australia and the world (including cryptocurrency)
Small banks could report complaints data once a year, not twice ASIC wants to change how often small banks report their internal dispute resolution (IDR) data. Under a proposal now out for consultation, banks in the lowest tier of APRA’s
Why ASIC wants the CFD product intervention order to run to 2037 ASIC has proposed keeping its CFD product intervention order in place for another 10 years, until 2037, subject to Ministerial approval and unless it is revoked earlier. The
Crypto platforms have until 27 November to respond ASIC has opened consultation on how it plans to regulate digital asset platforms ahead of new laws that commence on 8 April 2027. Consultation Paper 392 was released on 15 October 2026,
Your savings are now assumed to earn more The deeming rates that Services Australia uses to assess income-tested payments went up on 20 September 2026. The lower rate rose from 1.25% to 1.75%, and the higher rate rose from 3.25%
The ATO will keep accepting credit card payments until 30 June 2027 after the Government delayed a planned ban.
Centrepay changes land on 1 November The Centrepay changes mean Services Australia is removing some service reasons from Centrepay, and any deduction set up for one of them will stop from 1 November 2026. Services Australia says there will be
One dividend, and then it’s over The trustee of CCS Creditors Trust has given notice of a first and final dividend, published on ASIC’s Published Notices website. The trust is subject to a Deed of Company Arrangement. According to the
Privatisation is coming to cricket’s Big Bash League with the Melbourne Renegades confirmed as the first franchise to be sold. But Cricket Australia (CA) says the upcoming men’s and women’s season will not be affected. On Tuesday, CA said it
ALMOST half of all Australian adults lack basic financial literacy with 8.5 million people struggling with saving, burrowing and risk management decisions. And the ease of digital payments may be making it harder to track spending, says Professor Isabella Dobrescu,
Ants, bees and birds may help create an AI model that can identify and track blockchain money laundering, according to new Australian research. The AI model is being researched by Charles Darwin University (CDU) as a way of better identifying
